Literature
Humayun Azad鈥檚 death anniversary today
Today is the 20th anniversary of the death of poet, essayist and linguist Humayun Azad whose bold literary expressions and uncompromising position on progressivism made him a household name...
Ekushey Padak-winning linguist Mahbubul Haque dies
Ekushey Padak-winning linguist-researcher professor Mahbubul Haque died on Wednesday while undergoing treatment at a hospital in Dhaka at midnight past Wednesday. He was 76...
Salman Rushdie attacker indicted
The man accused of trying to kill Salman Rushdie has been charged with terrorism for allegedly acting on behalf of Hezbollah, according to documents unsealed Wednesday.
Humayun Ahmed鈥檚 death anniv today
Today is the 12th anniversary of the death of fiction writer, playwright and filmmaker Humayun Ahmed.
Online bookshops ban Zafar Iqbal over 鈥榗ontroversial鈥� statement
Several online bookshops and book-related groups have banned Zafar Iqbal over his handwritten statement on Dhaka University students demanding quota reforms in government jobs drew widespread criticism on social media....
Al Mahmud鈥檚 birth anniv observed
The 88th anniversary of the birth of poet Al Mahmud was observed on Thursday.
Little Magazine Sammanona 2024 handed over
The Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy honoured nine little magazines with 鈥楲ittle Magazine Sammanona 2024鈥� and inaugurated a seven-day little magazine exhibition at a ceremony at its national art gallery auditorium on Wednesday...
Poet Makid Haider dies
Bangla Academy award-winning poet Makid Haider passed away on Wednesday at his residence at Uttara in the Dhaka city...
135th birth anniversary of Anna Akhmatova observed
The 135th anniversary of the birth of Russian poet Anna Akhmatova was observed on Tuesday...
Albanian novelist Ismail Kadare dies
Acclaimed Albanian novelist Ismail Kadare -- an eternal bridesmaid for a Nobel literature prize -- died of a heart attack on Monday, his editor and a Tirana hospital told AFP....
LWM hands over book reading competition prizes
Liberation War Museum distributed prizes among winners of a book reading competition organising a programme at its auditorium in the capital on...
Ahmed Sofa鈥檚 birth anniv today
Today is the 78th anniversary of the birth of the late prominent Bangladeshi poet, novelist, essayist and thinker Ahmed Sofa.
Poet Abul Hussain鈥檚 10th death anniv today
Today is the 10th death anniversary of renowned Bangladeshi poet Abul Hussain.
Jadio Uttarmegh, Kharimati organise poetry event
Literary magazines Jadio Uttarmegh and Kharimati organised a poetry event titled 鈥楴oishabder Meghankur: Uttarchetanay Bangla Kabita鈥� at the...